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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
AND
PROXY STATEMENT
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
APRIL 27, 1998
CNF TRANSPORTATION INC.
[CNF TRANSPORTATION LOGO APPEARS HERE]
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CNF TRANSPORTATION INC.
[CNF TRANSPORTATION LOGO APPEARS HERE]
3240 HILLVIEW AVENUE TELEPHONE: 650/494-2900
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94304
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Monday, April 27, 1998
9:00 A.M., local time
Du Barry Room, Hotel du Pont, 11th and Market Streets, Wilmington, Delaware
FELLOW SHAREHOLDER:
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of CNF Transportation Inc. will be held
at 9:00 A.M., local time, on Monday, April 27, 1998, to:
1. Elect four Class I directors for a three-year term.
2. Ratify the appointment of auditors.
3. Transact any other business properly brought before the meeting.
Shareholders of record at the close of business on March 2, 1998, are
entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting.
Your vote is important. Whether or not you plan to attend, I urge you to
SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED WHITE PROXY CARD IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED,
in order that as many shares as possible will be represented at the meeting.
If you attend the meeting and prefer to vote in person, you will be able to do
so and your vote at the meeting will revoke any proxy you may submit.
Sincerely,
EBERHARD G.H. SCHMOLLER
Secretary
March 17, 1998
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Proxy Statement............................................................. 1
Board of Directors' Recommendations....................................... 1
Proxy Voting Procedures................................................... 1
Voting Requirements....................................................... 1
Voting Shares Outstanding................................................. 1
Proxy Voting Convenience.................................................. 2
Attendance at the Meeting................................................. 2
Election of Directors....................................................... 2
Stock Ownership by Directors and Executive Officers......................... 9
Information About the Board of Directors and Certain Board Committees....... 10
Compensation of Directors................................................... 11
Compensation of Executive Officers.......................................... 12
I.Summary Compensation Table.............................................. 12
II.Option/SAR Grants Table................................................ 14
III.Option/SAR Exercises And Year-End Value Table......................... 15
IV.Long-Term Incentive Plan Awards Table.................................. 16
Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation..................... 16
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation................. 20
A Comparison of Five-year Cumulative Total Shareholder Return............... 20
Pension Plan Table.......................................................... 21
Appointment of Auditors..................................................... 21
Principal Shareholders...................................................... 22
Compliance With Section 16 of the Exchange Act.............................. 23
Confidential Voting......................................................... 23
Submission of Shareholder Proposals......................................... 23
Other Matters............................................................... 24
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CNF TRANSPORTATION INC.
3240 HILLVIEW AVENUE
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94304
TELEPHONE: 650/494-2900
PROXY STATEMENT
March 17, 1998
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of CNF Transportation Inc. (the
"Company") will be held on April 27, 1998. Shareholders of record at the close
of business on March 2, 1998 will be entitled to vote at the meeting. This
proxy statement and accompanying proxy are first being sent to shareholders on
or about March 17, 1998.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS' RECOMMENDATIONS
The Board of Directors of the Company is soliciting your proxy for use at
the meeting and any adjournment or postponement of the meeting. The Board
recommends a vote for the election of the nominees for directors described
below and for ratification of the appointment of Arthur Andersen LLP as
independent auditors.
PROXY VOTING PROCEDURES
To be effective, properly signed proxies must be returned to the Company
prior to the meeting. The shares represented by your proxy will be voted in
accordance with your instructions. However, if no instructions are given, your
shares will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of the Board. See
"Other Matters" below for information concerning the voting of proxies if
other matters are properly brought before the meeting.
VOTING REQUIREMENTS
A majority of the votes attributable to all voting shares must be
represented in person or by proxy at the meeting to establish a quorum for
action at the meeting. Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast,
and the four nominees who receive the greatest number of votes cast for
election of directors at the meeting will be elected directors for a three-
year term. The ratification of the appointment of auditors requires a
favorable vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power represented at
the meeting.
In the election of directors, broker non-votes, if any, will be disregarded
and have no effect on the outcome of the vote. With respect to the
ratification of the appointment of auditors, abstentions from voting will have
the same effect as voting against such matter and broker non-votes, if any,
will be disregarded and have no effect on the outcome of such vote.
VOTING SHARES OUTSTANDING
At the close of business on March 2, 1998, the record date for the Annual
Meeting, there were outstanding and entitled to vote 47,573,464 shares of
Common Stock and 863,313 shares of Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred
Stock ("Series B Preferred Stock"). Each share of Common Stock has the right
to one non-cumulative vote and each share of Series B Preferred Stock has the
right to 6.1 non-cumulative votes. Therefore, an aggregate of 52,839,673 votes
are eligible to be cast at the meeting.
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PROXY VOTING CONVENIENCE
You are encouraged to exercise your right to vote by returning to the
Company a properly executed WHITE proxy in the enclosed envelope, whether or
not you plan to attend the meeting. This will ensure that your votes are cast.
You may revoke or change your proxy at any time prior to its use at the
meeting. There are three ways you may do so: (1) give the Company a written
direction to revoke your proxy; (2) submit a later dated proxy; or (3) attend
the meeting and vote in person.
ATTENDANCE AT THE MEETING
All shareholders are invited to attend the meeting. Persons who are not
shareholders may attend only if invited by the Board of Directors. IF YOU ARE
A SHAREHOLDER BUT DO NOT OWN SHARES IN YOUR NAME, YOU MUST BRING PROOF OF
OWNERSHIP (E.G., A CURRENT BROKER'S STATEMENT) IN ORDER TO BE ADMITTED TO THE
MEETING.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" ALL NOMINEES
The Board of Directors of the Company, pursuant to the By-Laws, has
determined that the number of directors of the Company shall be twelve. Unless
you withhold authority to vote, your proxy will be voted for election of the
nominees named below.
The following persons are the nominees of the Board of Directors for
election as Class I directors to serve for a three-year term until the 2001
Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and
qualified:
Earl F. Cheit
Richard A. Clarke
W. Keith Kennedy, Jr.
Richard B. Madden
If a nominee becomes unable or unwilling to serve, proxy holders are
authorized to vote for election of such person or persons as shall be
designated by the Board of Directors; however, the management knows of no
reason why any nominee should be unable or unwilling to serve.
The Company has three classes of directors, each of which is elected for a
three-year term. Class II directors will be elected in 1999 and Class III
directors will be elected in 2000. All directors have previously been elected
by the shareholders, except Richard A. Clarke, who was appointed by the Board
as a Class I director in January 1996, W. Keith Kennedy, Jr., who was
appointed by the Board as a Class I director in December 1996, William J.
Schroeder, who was appointed by the Board as a Class II director in December
1996, and Michael J. Murray, who was appointed by the Board as a Class II
director in May 1997.
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CLASS I DIRECTORS
[EARL F. CHEIT EARL F. CHEIT Director since 1976
PHOTO APPEARS
HERE] Dean Emeritus, Haas School of Business
University of California at Berkeley
Dr. Cheit has served on the University of California at
Berkeley faculty since 1957. He held a number of
administrative positions, both on and off the campus,
including Executive Vice Chancellor of the University. In
1976 he was named Dean of the Business School, after serving
as Associate Director and Senior Research Fellow of the
Carnegie Council on Policy Studies in Higher Education. In
1983, he resumed his teaching career at the University and
in 1990, he was again named Dean of the Business School for
the academic year 1990/1991. In 1993, he served as the
University's Interim Athletic Director. Dr. Cheit, age 71,
is a member of the Board of Shaklee Corporation, Simpson
Manufacturing Co. and a trustee of Mills College. He is a
graduate of the University of Minnesota, from which he holds
B.S., LL.B and Ph.D degrees. He is the author of numerous
books and articles and serves as a consultant to various
public and private organizations. Dr. Cheit serves on the
Audit, the Director Affairs, and the Executive Committees of
the Company.
[RICHARD A. RICHARD A. CLARKE Director since 1996
CLARKE PHOTO
APPEARS HERE] Retired Chairman of the Board,
Pacific Gas and Electric Company,
one of the nation's largest utility companies
Mr. Clarke retired from PG&E in 1995 after serving as
chairman of the board for nine years. As chairman and CEO he
oversaw management of a $10 billion company that produces
electric power and gas and is involved with power plant
construction. Mr. Clarke began his association with PG&E as
an attorney and served in various managerial positions
leading to his appointment as Chairman and CEO. Between 1960
and 1969 he was a partner in the law firm of Rockwell,
Fulkerson & Clarke. He is a member of the boards of
directors of PG&E, Potlatch Corporation and BankAmerica
Corporation and is an Emeritus member of the President's
Council of Sustainable Development. He serves as director of
the Bay Area Council and is a member of the Business
Council. He is a Director of the Nature Conservancy of
California and a member of the Board of Trustees of the
Boalt Hall Trust--University of California, Berkeley, School
of Law, and the Advisory Board of the Walter A. Haas School
of Business, University of California, Berkeley. He is
Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Center for
Organization and Human Resource Effectiveness at the
University of California, Berkeley. Mr. Clarke has
previously held Board or executive-level posts with the
California Business Roundtable, California Chamber of
Commerce, Edison Electric Institute and the President's
Council on Environmental Quality. A native of San Francisco,
Mr. Clarke, 67, earned his law degree from the University of
California, Boalt Hall, and holds a bachelor's degree in
political science. He is a member of the Compensation and
Finance Committees of the Company.
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[W. KEITH W. KEITH KENNEDY, JR. Director since 1996
KENNEDY, JR.
PHOTO APPEARS President and Chief Executive Officer,
HERE] Watkins-Johnson Company, a high-technology corporation
specializing in semiconductor manufacturing equipment and
electronic products for telecommunications and defense
Dr. Kennedy was named President and Chief Executive
Officer of Watkins-Johnson Company in January 1988. Dr.
Kennedy joined Watkins-Johnson in 1968, and was a Division
Manager, Group Vice President and Vice President of Planning
Coordination and Shareowner Relations prior to becoming
President. Dr. Kennedy, age 54, is a graduate of Cornell
University from which he holds B.S.E.E., M.S. and Ph.D.
degrees. Dr. Kennedy is Director of the Joint Venture
Silicon Valley Network, the Defense Space Consortium, the
Santa Clara Valley Manufacturing Group; a member of the
Executive Board of The Center for Quality Management--West;
and is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers. He is a member of the Compensation
and Director Affairs Committees of the Company.
[RICHARD B. RICHARD B. MADDEN Director since 1992
MADDEN PHOTO
APPEARS HERE] Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Potlatch Corporation, a diversified
forest products company
Mr. Madden was Chief Executive Officer of Potlatch
Corporation from 1971 and Chairman of the Board from 1977
until his retirement in May of 1994. He was previously
associated with Mobil Oil Corporation where he served in
various management capacities for fifteen years. Mr. Madden
is a director of Potlatch Corporation, PG&E and URS
Corporation. He is also a Trustee Emeritus of the American
Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. His civic
activities include the Board of Governors of the San
Francisco Symphony Association; Board of Directors of the
Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute and Board of
Directors of the National Park Foundation. Mr. Madden, age
68, holds a B.S. degree in engineering from Princeton
University, a J.D. degree from the University of Michigan,
and a M.B.A. from New York University. He is Chairman of the
Compensation Committee and serves on the Executive and
Finance Committees of the Company.
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CLASS II DIRECTORS
[DONALD E. DONALD E. MOFFITT Director 1986-1988
MOFFITT PHOTO Director since 1991
APPEARS HERE]
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer,
CNF Transportation Inc.
Mr. Moffitt was named President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company in 1991, and Chairman of the Board of
Directors in 1995. He served as President of the Company
until 1997. Mr. Moffitt joined Consolidated Freightways
Corporation of Delaware, the Company's former nationwide,
full-service trucking subsidiary, as an accountant in 1955
and advanced to Vice President-Finance in 1973. In 1975, he
transferred to the Company as Vice President-Finance and
Treasurer and in 1981 was elected Executive Vice President-
Finance and Administration. In 1983 he assumed the
additional duties of President, CF International and Air,
Inc., where he directed the Company's international and air
freight businesses. Mr. Moffitt was elected Vice Chairman of
the Board of the Company in 1986. He retired as an employee
and as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors in 1988 and
returned to the Company as Executive Vice President-Finance
and Chief Financial Officer in 1990. Mr. Moffitt, age 65, is
regional Vice Chairman and a member of the executive
committee of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and is on the
board of the California Business Roundtable, the Conference
Board and the Business Advisory Council of the Northwestern
University Transportation Center. He also serves on the
boards of the San Francisco Bay Area Council, Boy Scouts of
America and the American Red Cross, and is a member of the
Board of Trustees of the Automotive Safety Foundation and
the National Commission Against Drunk Driving. He is a
former member of the Board of Directors and the Executive
Committee of the Highway Users Federation. Mr. Moffitt is
Chairman of the Executive Committee and serves on the
Director Affairs Committee of the Company.
[MICHAEL J. MICHAEL J. MURRAY Director since 1997
MURRAY PHOTO
APPEARS HERE] President, Global Wholesale Bank
BankAmerica Corporation
Mr. Murray heads BankAmerica Corporation's United States
Corporate and International Groups and is responsible for
its business with large corporate, international, and
government clients around the world. Mr. Murray was
appointed to his current position with BankAmerica in March
1997. He had previously been responsible for BankAmerica's
U.S. Corporate Group since its merger with Continental Bank
Corporation in September 1994. Prior to the merger, he was
vice chairman and head of Corporate Banking for Continental
Bank, which he joined in 1969. Mr. Murray, age 53, is a
director on the boards of the Private Export Funding
Corporation in New York and the Technology Solutions Company
in Chicago. He is on the boards of the Coalition of Service
Industries, Washington DC, Museum of Contemporary Art,
Chicago, and the California Academy of Sciences, San
Francisco. Mr. Murray received his BBA from the University
of Notre Dame in 1966 and his MBA from the University of
Wisconsin in 1968. He is a member of the Audit and
Compensation Committees of the Company.
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[ROBERT D. ROBERT D. ROGERS Director since 1990
ROGERS PHOTO
APPEARS HERE] President and Chief Executive Officer,
Texas Industries, Inc.
a producer of steel, cement, aggregates and concrete
Mr. Rogers joined Texas Industries, Inc. in 1963 as
General Manager/European Operations. In 1964 he was named
Vice President-Finance; in 1968, Vice President-Operations,
and in 1970 he became President and Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Rogers is also a director of Texas Industries, Inc. and
serves as a member and Chairman of Chaparral Steel Company's
Board of Directors. Mr. Rogers is a graduate of Yale
University and earned a M.B.A. from the Harvard Graduate
School of Business. He is Vice Chairman of the British-North
American Committee and is a member of the Executive Board
for Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business.
Mr. Rogers, age 61, served as Chairman of the Federal
Reserve Bank of Dallas from 1984 to 1986 and was Chairman of
the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce from 1986 to 1988. He
is Chairman of the Finance Committee and a member of the
Compensation Committee of the Company.
[WILLIAM J. WILLIAM J. SCHROEDER Director since 1996
SCHROEDER PHOTO
APPEARS HERE] President & Chief Executive Officer,
Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc.,
a leader in interactive multimedia and desktop connectivity
Mr. Schroeder joined Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. in
May, 1994 as President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to
joining Diamond, Mr. Schroeder was employed by Conner
Peripherals, Inc., initially as President and Chief
Operating Officer (1986-1989), and later as Vice Chairman
(1989-1994). Before Conner, Mr. Schroeder was Chief
Executive Officer and co-founder of Priam Corporation, a
manufacturer of high-performance disk drives for
minicomputers and workstations. Mr. Schroeder also served in
various management or technical positions at Memorex
Corporation, McKinsey & Co., and Honeywell, Inc., and is on
the board of directors of Xircom Corporation. Mr. Schroeder,
age 53, holds the M.B.A. degree with High Distinction from
Harvard Business School, and the M.S.E.E. and B.E.E. degrees
from Marquette University. He is a member of the Audit and
Finance Committees of the Company.
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CLASS III DIRECTORS
[ROBERT ALPERT ROBERT ALPERT Director since 1976
PHOTO APPEARS
HERE] The Alpert Companies
private investment group
Mr. Alpert has managed his own portfolio of companies
since 1965. His business career includes 40 years in
banking, finance and real estate related activities. He is
currently Chairman of the Board of Argo Funding Company in
Dallas, a private equity investment group. He is also Vice
Chairman of The Empire AB in Stockholm, Sweden, a public
company with 11 subsidiary companies primarily involved in
the fabrication and distribution of metal related materials
for the construction industry. He has served as Honorary
Consul for Sweden in Dallas since 1987. He has served on
numerous boards as a director and currently serves on the
boards of Texas Industries, Inc. and Aladdin Industries,
Inc. He is an advisory director for I.C. Deal Companies,
Argo Capital Partners and Asia Info Services. Additionally,
he is a member of the Advisory Council for the University of
Texas at Austin, College of Business Administration; a
Trustee Emeritus for Colby College in Maine; and director of
the Dallas Foundation for Health, Education and Research, a
public charity. He is also a member of the Chief Executive
Forum, World Business Council and Young Presidents'
Organization. Mr. Alpert, age 66, serves as a member of the
Director Affairs, Executive and Finance Committees of the
Company.
[MARGARET G. MARGARET G. GILL Director since 1995
GILL PHOTO
APPEARS HERE] Senior Vice President-Legal, External Affairs
and Secretary,
AirTouch Communications
a wireless communications company
Mrs. Gill joined AirTouch Communications in 1994 following
a 20-year partnership in the law firm of Pillsbury, Madison
& Sutro in San Francisco. From 1983 to 1993, she served as
practice group manager and senior partner for the firm's
corporate and securities group, and as managing partner in
the Menlo Park, California office from 1991 to 1993. Mrs.
Gill earned her law degree in 1965 from Boalt Hall Law
School, University of California at Berkeley, and holds a
Bachelor of Arts degree from Wellesley College. She is a
fellow of the American Bar Foundation, serves on the
advisory board for the Institute for Corporate Counsel and
has served on several committees for the American Bar
Association and the California Bar Association. Mrs. Gill,
age 58, is also a member of the board of directors of the
Episcopal Diocese of California and a trustee and executive
committee member of the San Francisco Ballet. She is a
former director and general counsel for the United Way of
the Bay Area. Mrs. Gill is a member of the Audit and the
Director Affairs Committees of the Company.
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[ROBERT JAUNICH ROBERT JAUNICH II Director since 1992
II PHOTO
APPEARS HERE] Managing Director,
The Fremont Group,
a private investment corporation
Mr. Jaunich joined The Fremont Group, a private investment
corporation managing assets in excess of $6.0 billion, in
January 1991. He is Managing Director and member of the
Boards of Directors and the Executive Committees of the
Boards for Fremont's principal entities, Fremont Group,
L.L.C. and Fremont Investors Inc. He is also General Partner
of Fremont Partners, L.P., a $605 million fund targeted to
make and oversee majority equity investment positions in
operating companies representing a broad spectrum of
industries. Additionally, he oversees Fremont's five
affiliated venture capital portfolios representing in excess
of $150 million committed capital (Trinity Venture, L.P.)
and is President of Fremont Capital, Inc., an SEC/NASD
registered broker/dealer. In addition to serving on the
board of the Company, Mr. Jaunich serves as Chairman of the
Managing General Partner of Crown Pacific, Ltd., and is a
Trustee of the non-profit National Recreation Foundation. He
is a life member of the World Presidents Organization
(formerly World Business Council), and was a member of Young
Presidents Organization (1980-1990). Mr. Jaunich, age 58,
received a B.A. from Wesleyan University, Middletown,
Connecticut and an M.B.A. from Wharton Graduate School,
University of Pennsylvania. He is Chairman of the Directors
Affairs Committee, and a member of the Executive and Finance
Committees of the Company.
[ROBERT P. ROBERT P. WAYMAN Director since 1994
WAYMAN PHOTO
APPEARS HERE] Executive Vice President,
Finance and Administration
and Chief Financial Officer,
Hewlett-Packard Company,
a computer-manufacturing company
Mr. Wayman joined Hewlett-Packard Company in 1969. After
serving in several accounting management positions, he was
elected Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer in 1984.
He became a Senior Vice President in 1987 and an Executive
Vice President in 1992. He assumed additional responsibility
for administration in 1992, and was elected to Hewlett-
Packard's Board of Directors in 1993. Mr. Wayman, age 52,
holds a bachelor's degree in science engineering and a
master's degree in business administration from Northwestern
University. He is a member of the Board of Directors of
Sybase Inc., and is a member of the Board of the Private
Sector Council, the Policy Council of the Tax Foundation,
the Financial Executives Institute, the Council of Financial
Executives of the Conference Board and the Advisory Board to
the Northwestern University School of Business. He is
Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the
Compensation Committee of the Company.
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STOCK OWNERSHIP BY DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table sets forth information regarding beneficial ownership of
the Company's Common Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, as of January 31,
1998, by the directors, the executive officers identified in the Summary
Compensation Table below and by the directors and executive officers as a
group.
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NAME OF BENEFICIAL OWNER BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP(1) CLASS
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Robert Alpert............................... 59,864 Common *
0 Series B Preferred
David I. Beatson(2)......................... 88,651 Common *
75 Series B Preferred
Earl F. Cheit............................... 8,114 Common *
0 Series B Preferred
Richard A. Clarke........................... 7,596 Common *
0 Series B Preferred
Gerald L. Detter(3)......................... 55,847 Common *
140 Series B Preferred
Margaret G. Gill............................ 7,307 Common *
0 Series B Preferred
Robert Jaunich II........................... 14,314 Common *
0 Series B Preferred
W. Keith Kennedy, Jr........................ 5,382 Common *
0 Series B Preferred
Richard B. Madden........................... 9,814 Common *
0 Series B Preferred
Donald E. Moffitt(4)........................ 493,426 Common 1.0%
0 Series B Preferred
Michael J. Murray........................... 3,076 Common *
0 Series B Preferred
Gregory L. Quesnel(5)....................... 215,940 Common *
132 Series B Preferred
Robert T. Robertson(6)...................... 109,456 Common *
146 Series B Preferred
Robert D. Rogers............................ 10,314 Common *
0 Series B Preferred
Eberhard G.H. Schmoller(7).................. 166,268 Common *
109 Series B Preferred
William J. Schroeder........................ 5,182 Common *
0 Series B Preferred
Robert P. Wayman............................ 8,314 Common *
0 Series B Preferred
All directors and executive officers as a 1,313,124 Common 2.8%
group....................................... 706 Series B Preferred
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(1) Represents shares as to which the individual has sole voting and
investment power (or shares such power with his or her spouse). The shares
shown for non-employee directors include the following number of shares of
Restricted Stock and number of shares which the non-employee director has
the right to acquire within 60 days of January 31, 1998 because of vested
stock options: Mr. Alpert, 2,419 and 5,395; Mr. Cheit, 2,419 and 5,395;
Mr. Clarke, 1,385 and 4,211; Mrs. Gill, 1,912 and 5,395; Mr. Jaunich,
2,419 and 5,395; Mr. Kennedy, 1,432 and 3,750; Mr. Madden, 2,419 and
5,395; Mr. Murray, 743 and 2,333; Mr. Rogers, 2,419 and 5,395; Mr.
Schroeder, 1,432 and 3,750; and Mr. Wayman, 2,419 and 5,395. The
Restricted Stock and stock options were awarded under and are governed by
the Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan for Non-Employee Directors.
(2) The shares shown include 79,342 shares which Mr. Beatson has the right to
acquire within 60 days of January 31, 1998 because of vested stock
options.
(3) The shares shown include 39,789 shares which Mr. Detter has the right to
acquire within 60 days of January 31, 1998, because of vested stock
options.
(4) The shares shown include 441,040 shares which Mr. Moffitt has the right to
acquire within 60 days of January 31, 1998 because of vested stock
options.
(5) The shares shown include 200,824 shares which Mr. Quesnel has the right to
acquire within 60 days of January 31, 1998 because of vested stock
options.
(6) The shares shown include 99,443 shares which Mr. Robertson has the right
to acquire within 60 days of January 31, 1998 because of vested stock
options. Mr. Robertson ceased serving as an officer of the Company
effective July 22, 1997.
(7) The shares shown include 154,866 shares which Mr. Schmoller has the right
to acquire within 60 days of January 31, 1998 because of vested stock
options.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CERTAIN BOARD COMMITTEES
During 1997, the Board of Directors held six meetings. Each incumbent
director attended at least 75% of all meetings of the Board and the committees
of the Board on which he or she served.
The Board of Directors currently has the following standing committees:
Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, Director Affairs Committee, Executive
Committee and Finance Committee. Descriptions of the Audit, Compensation and
Director Affairs Committees follow:
AUDIT COMMITTEE: The Audit Committee recommends independent public
accountants for appointment by the shareholders to perform the audit of the
Company's accounting records and authorizes the performance of services by the
accountants so appointed. The Committee reviews the annual audit of the
Company by the independent public accountants, and, in addition, annually
reviews the results of the examinations of accounting procedures and controls
performed by the Company's internal auditors. The members of the Audit
Committee are Robert P. Wayman--Chairman, Earl F. Cheit, Margaret G. Gill,
Michael J. Murray and William J. Schroeder. The Committee met three times
during 1997.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE: The Compensation Committee approves the salaries and
other compensation of executive officers and other key employees, except that
the Committee recommends to the Board for its approval the salary of the Chief
Executive Officer of the Company. The Committee also oversees the
administration of the Company's short-term and long-term incentive
compensation plans and grants of stock options and other awards under the
Company's 1997 Equity and Incentive Plan and the administration of the
retirement and benefit plans of the Company and its domestic subsidiaries for
non-contractual employees. The members of the Compensation Committee are
Richard B. Madden--Chairman, Richard A. Clarke, W. Keith Kennedy, Jr., Michael
J. Murray, Robert D. Rogers and Robert P. Wayman. The Committee met five times
during 1997.
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DIRECTOR AFFAIRS COMMITTEE: The Director Affairs Committee reviews the
qualifications of candidates to serve on the Board of Directors, consults with
the management of the Company concerning potential candidates and recommends
to the Board of Directors nominees for membership on the Board. The Committee
also oversees directors' compensation, reviews and considers other matters
pertaining to the functioning of the Board, and reviews and advises the Board
regarding corporate governance issues. Shareholders' proposals for nominees
will be given due consideration by the Committee for recommendation to the
Board based on the nominees' qualifications. Shareholder nominee proposals
should be submitted in writing to the Chairman of the Director Affairs
Committee in care of the Corporate Secretary. The members of the Director
Affairs Committee are Robert Jaunich II--Chairman, Robert Alpert, Earl F.
Cheit, Margaret G. Gill, W. Keith Kennedy, Jr. and Donald E. Moffitt. The
Committee met two times during 1997.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
During 1997, each non-employee director was paid an annual retainer of
$20,000 and accrued a retirement benefit of $20,000. Non-employee directors
were also paid $1,500 per Board meeting attended and $1,000 per Committee
meeting attended. Chairmen of the Board Committees received an additional
$3,000.
Directors may elect to defer payment of their fees. Payment of any deferred
amount and interest equivalents accrued thereon will be made in a lump sum or
in installments beginning no later than the year following the director's
final year on the Company's Board. Directors are also provided with certain
insurance coverages and, in addition, are reimbursed for travel expenses
incurred in attending Board and Committee meetings.
A director of the Company accrues a retirement benefit for each full
calendar month he or she is a non-employee director of the Company in an
amount equal to one-twelfth of the annual cash retainer. The retirement
benefit vests when a director has served on the Board for five years. The
amount accrued prior to 1994 was $30,000 per year of service. In 1994, $15,000
in retirement benefits accrued and in 1995 and 1996, $20,000 in retirement
benefits accrued. Retirement payments continue for the director's number of
years of service as a non-employee director up to a maximum of 20 years, with
the earliest accruals paid first.
Awards of restricted stock and stock options have been made from time to
time to non-employee directors under the Equity Incentive Plan for Non-
Employee Directors, as amended and restated in 1995 (the "Plan"). The original
Plan was approved by the Company's shareholders in 1994, and the amended and
restated Plan was approved by the Company's shareholders in 1995.
A restricted stock grant having a fair market value of $12,500 was made to
each non-employee director then serving on the Board following approval of the
Plan by shareholders in 1994. Each non-employee director who joined the Board
thereafter received an equivalent grant upon joining the Board. In addition,
on January 1 of each year, commencing January 1, 1995, an additional
restricted stock grant having a fair market value of $12,500 was made to each
non-employee director then serving on the Board. Restrictions on all
restricted stock lapse five years from the date of grant.
Stock options were granted on January 1, 1995 to each non-employee director
then serving on the Board for 2,500 shares of Common Stock of the Company at
an exercise price of $22.375, the then fair market value of the Common Stock.
Each non-employee director who joined the Board thereafter received an
equivalent grant upon joining the Board, but at an exercise price equal to the
then fair market value of the Common Stock. On January 1 of each year
thereafter, commencing January 1, 1996, additional stock options were granted
to each non-employee director then serving on the Board for 1,000 shares of
Common Stock of the Company at an exercise price equal to the then
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fair market value of the Common Stock. The exercise prices for the January 1,
1996, January 1, 1997 and January 1, 1998 stock option grants were $26.50,
$22.25 and $38.75, respectively.
In December 1996, the 1995 and 1996 stock option grants were adjusted to
reflect the spin-off of Consolidated Freightways Corporation. As adjusted,
those stock option grants are for 2,961 and 1,184 shares, respectively, of the
Company's Common Stock, with exercise prices of $18.89 and $22.38,
respectively.
COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
I. SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
The following table sets forth the compensation received by the Company's
Chief Executive Officer and the four next most highly paid executive officers
for the three fiscal years ended December 31, 1997. The table also sets forth
the compensation received for those fiscal years by Robert T. Robertson, who
ceased serving as Senior Vice President of the Company effective July 22,
1997. As used in this Proxy Statement, "Named Executives" means the officers
identified in this Summary Compensation Table, including Mr. Robertson.
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LONG TERM
ANNUAL COMPENSATION COMPENSATION(5)
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AWARDS
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RESTRICTED SECURITIES
OTHER ANNUAL STOCK UNDERLYING ALL OTHER
NAME AND SALARY BONUS(3) COMPENSATION AWARDS OPTIONS/ COMPENSATION
PRINCIPAL POSITION(S) YEAR ($) ($) (4)($) (6)($) SAR'S (#) (7)($)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Donald E. Moffitt 1997 $670,020 $ 745,179 $66,374 $510,000 45,000/0 $85,718
Chairman of the 1996 670,020 1,041,884 65,543 0 88,816/0 84,960
Board & Chief 1995 650,000 30,999 3,538 0 207,237/0 84,398
Executive Officer
Gregory L. Quesnel 1997 $430,430 $ 450,825 $ 587 $289,000 75,000/0 $ 2,943
President & Chief 1996 360,828 547,293 39,682 0 35,526/0 2,862
Operating Officer 1995 350,272 12,850 2,960 0 35,526/0 3,306
David I. Beatson(1) 1997 $414,724 $ 763,234 $17,915 $289,000 25,000/0 $ 3,219
Senior Vice 1996 330,434 79,343 1,876 0 35,526/0 2,943
President 1995 288,808 57,781 0 0 29,605/0 3,230
Robert T. Robertson(2) 1997 $441,050 $ 681,505 $55,902 $289,000 25,000/0 $ 2,960
1996 424,424 206,952 19,208 0 35,526/0 3,552
1995 412,048 94,471 12,698 0 35,526/0 4,437
Gerald L. Detter (1) 1997 $330,320 $ 566,147 $31,398 $ 0 37,000/0 $ 3,282
Senior Vice 1996 257,556 223,875 6,089 0 17,763/0 2,964
President 1995 250,068 77,803 6,623 0 17,763/0 3,431
Eberhard G.H. Schmoller 1997 $278,616 $ 247,896 $18,678 $238,000 20,000/0 $ 2,400
Senior Vice President, 1996 278,616 513,733 26,394 0 27,237/0 2,849
General Counsel and 1995 270,452 9,922 7,989 0 27,237/0 3,408
Secretary
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(1) Mr. Beatson is President and Chief Executive Officer of Emery Air Freight
Corporation, the Company's air freight subsidiary. Mr. Detter is President
and Chief Executive Officer of Con-Way Transportation Services, Inc., the
Company's regional full-service trucking subsidiary.
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(2) Mr. Robertson served as Senior Vice President of the Company, and as
President and Chief Executive Officer of Con-Way Transportation Services,
Inc., the Company's regional full-service trucking subsidiary, until July
22, 1997. Pursuant to an agreement between Mr. Robertson, the Company and
Con-Way, Mr. Robertson continued as an employee through fiscal year 1997
and received the salary, bonus and other compensation described in the
table above. Under that agreement, Mr. Robertson is to continue as an
employee until April 30, 1998 at his 1997 salary. Upon his departure on
April 30, 1998, he will receive additional compensation valued at
approximately $34,000.
(3) The amounts shown in this column reflect payments under the Company's
short-term incentive compensation plans in which all regular, full-time,
non-contractual employees of the Company are eligible to participate. They
also reflect, in the case of Messrs. Quesnel, Beatson, Robertson and
Detter, special incentive compensation payments made under the Company's
short-term incentive compensation plans in which only operating company
executives participate.
(4) Amounts shown for 1997 in this column include: (a) Long-Term Incentive
Plan interest earned and deferred for Messrs. Quesnel, Robertson, Detter,
and Schmoller of $270, $439, $229 and $6,074, respectively; (b) interest
earned on deferred compensation accounts above 120% of the applicable
federal rate for Messrs. Moffitt, Beatson, Robertson and Schmoller of
$64,284, $17,915, $54,978, and $11,000, respectively; (c) interest earned
on deferred Stock Appreciation Rights accounts above 120% of the
applicable federal rate for Messrs. Quesnel, Robertson, Detter and
Schmoller of $317, $485, $2,772 and $1,604, respectively; (d) relocation
expense of $28,397 in 1997 for Mr. Detter; and (e) payments by the
Company, on behalf of Mr. Moffitt, totaling $2,090 for FICA tax liability.
Perquisites and other personal benefits for each named executive officer
were below the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of the total annual salary and
bonus.
(5) There were no long-term incentive payouts in any of the three years.
(6) At the end of 1997, based upon the closing price of the Company's common
stock on December 31, 1997 ($38.75), Mr. Moffitt held 15,000 restricted
shares valued at $581,250; Messrs. Quesnel, Beatson and Robertson each
held 8,500 restricted shares valued at $329,375; and Mr. Schmoller held
7,000 restricted shared valued at $271,250. Dividends will be paid on all
shares of restricted stock. One-third of the shares held by each Named
Executive is eligible for vesting at the end of the first award year and
an additional one-third is eligible for vesting at the end of the second
award year, provided in each case that applicable performance criteria are
met. Each award year commences on July 1 of a given year and ends on June
30 of the following year. The first award year for all shares of
restricted stock commenced on July 1, 1997, the effective date of the
grant of such shares of restricted stock.
(7) Amounts shown for 1997 in this column include:
(a) Payments by the Company for premiums for taxable group life insurance
on behalf of Messrs. Moffitt, Quesnel, Beatson, Robertson, and Detter
of $12,201, $543, $819, $560, and $882, respectively.
(b) Company contributions to the Thrift and Stock Plan accounts of Messrs.
Quesnel, Beatson, Robertson, Detter and Schmoller of $2,400 each.
(c) Payments by the Company to Mr. Moffitt totaling $73,517, made pursuant
to the terms of his employment agreement with the Company as
compensation for retirement benefits no longer payable following his
return to the Company in 1990.
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II. OPTION/SAR GRANTS TABLE
OPTION/SAR GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
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GRANT
DATE
PRESENT
INDIVIDUAL GRANTS(1) VALUE(3)
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NUMBER OF
SECURITIES
UNDERLYING % OF TOTAL
OPTIONS/ OPTIONS/SARS EXERCISE
SARS GRANTED TO OR BASE
GRANTED EMPLOYEES IN PRICE EXPIRATION
(#)(2) FISCAL YEAR ($/SHARE) DATE ($)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Donald E. Moffitt......... 45,000/0 9.38% $32.25 07/01/07 $549,000
Gregory L. Quesnel........ 75,000/0 15.63% $32.25 07/01/07 $915,000
David I. Beatson.......... 25,000/0 5.21% $32.25 07/01/07 $305,000
Robert T. Robertson....... 25,000/0 5.21% $32.25 07/01/07 $305,000
Gerald L. Detter.......... 12,000/0 2.50% $32.25 07/01/07 $146,400
25,000/0 5.21% $35.50 08/27/07 $334,000
Eberhard G.H. Schmoller... 20,000/0 4.17% $32.25 07/01/07 $244,000
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(1) No SARs were issued in 1997.
(2) All options are exercisable in whole or in part on the first anniversary
of the grant date or earlier upon a change in control of the Company.
(3) Present value based on modified Black-Scholes option pricing model which
includes assumptions for the following variables: (i) option exercise
prices equal the fair market values on the dates of grant; (ii) option
term equals 6 years (based on historical option exercise experience,
rather than actual option term of 10 years); (iii) volatility equals
0.3000; (iv) risk-free interest rate equals 6.58% for the July 1997
grants; and 6.49% for the August 1997 grant; and (v) estimated future
average dividend yield equals 1.17%.
The Company's use of this model should not be construed as an endorsement
of its accuracy in valuing options. The Company's executive stock options
are not transferable so the "present value" shown cannot be realized by the
executive. Future compensation resulting from option grants will ultimately
depend on the amount by which the market price of the stock exceeds the
exercise price on the date of exercise.
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III. OPTION/SAR EXERCISES AND YEAR-END VALUE TABLE
AGGREGATED OPTION/SAR EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND
FISCAL-YEAR END OPTION/SAR VALUES
The following table provides information on option/SAR exercises in 1997 by
the Named Executives and the value of such officers' unexercised options/SARs
at December 31, 1997.
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NUMBER OF
SECURITIES VALUE OF
UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED
UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY
OPTIONS/SARS OPTIONS/SARS
AT FY-END AT FY-END
SHARES ACQUIRED VALUE (#)(2) ($)(2)(3)(4)(5)
ON EXERCISE REALIZED EXERCISABLE/ EXERCISABLE/
(#)(1) ($) UNEXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Donald E. Moffitt....... 300,000 $8,839,890 510,340/45,000 $10,626,804/292,500
Gregory L. Quesnel...... 74,737 2,347,776 201,433/75,000 4,340,435/487,500
David I. Beatson........ 45,000 934,999 79,342/25,000 1,577,505/162,500
Robert T. Robertson..... 265,646 4,520,509 99,751/25,000 2,034,866/162,500
Gerald L. Detter........ 71,497 2,120,487 44,551/96,211 792,194/1,506,792
Eberhard G.H. Schmoller. 30,167 900,320 157,950/20,000 3,336,199/130,000
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(1) The amounts shown in this column include, in the case of Messrs. Moffitt,
Quesnel, Robertson, Detter and Schmoller, 17,289, 3,049, 6,957, 3,612 and
2,901 shares, respectively, acquired pursuant to options having an
expiration date of December 31, 1997.
(2) Mr. Moffitt has 510,340 exercisable options valued at $10,626,804; 45,000
unexercisable options valued at $292,500; and 0 stock appreciation rights
(SARs). Mr. Quesnel has 200,824 exercisable options valued at $4,338,153;
75,000 unexercisable options valued at $487,500; and 609 SARs the
appreciation on which is valued at $2,282. Mr. Beatson has 79,342
exercisable options valued at $1,577,505; 25,000 unexercisable options
valued at $162,500; and 0 SARs. Mr. Robertson has 99,443 exercisable
options valued at $2,034,866; 25,000 unexercisable options valued at
$162,500; and 308 SARs the appreciation on which is valued at $0. Mr.
Detter has 39,789 exercisable options valued at $785,608; 96,211
unexercisable options valued at $1,506,792; and 4,762 SARs the
appreciation on which is valued at $6,586. Mr. Schmoller has 154,866
exercisable options valued at $3,322,017; 20,000 unexercisable options
valued at $130,000; and 3,084 SARs the appreciation on which is valued at
$14,182. The value of outstanding SARs was fixed as described in footnote
4 below when the Company's SAR plan was terminated on March 31, 1990.
(3) Based on the closing stock price of $38.75 on December 31, 1997.
(4) Numbers shown reflect the value of options granted at various times over a
ten-year period.
(5) The Company's Incentive Compensation Stock Appreciation Rights Plan ("SAR
Plan") was terminated on March 31, 1990. Under the SAR plan, selected key
employees were afforded the opportunity to convert cash awards under the
Company's short-term incentive compensation plans into SARs corresponding
in value to the Company's shares of Common Stock. The SARs fluctuated in
value as the price of the Common Stock increased or decreased and earned
amounts equal to dividends declared on the Common Stock. When the SAR Plan
was terminated, the value of all outstanding SARs was fixed as of that
date. Interest equivalents have been credited to outstanding balances of
participants since April 1, 1990. Payouts are made in cash and commence
upon a participant's prior election or termination of employment with the
Company.
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IV. LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS TABLE
The following table sets forth information regarding awards made to the
Named Executives in 1997 under the Company's Return on Equity Plan. Except for
such awards, no Long-Term Incentive Plan Awards were made to the Named
Executives in 1997.
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ESTIMATED FUTURE PAYOUTS UNDER
NUMBER OF PERFORMANCE OR THE RETURN ON EQUITY PLAN(1)
SHARES, UNITS OTHER PERIOD UNTIL ------------------------------------
OR OTHER MATURATION OR THRESHOLD TARGET MAXIMUM
NAME RIGHTS (#) PAYOUT ($) ($) ($)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Donald E. Moffitt....... 160,000 12/31/99 0 $ 836,800 $ 1,673,600
Gregory L. Quesnel...... 60,000 12/31/99 0 313,800 627,600
David I. Beatson........ 60,000 12/31/99 0 313,800 627,600
Robert T. Robertson..... 60,000 12/31/99 0 313,800 627,600
Gerald L. Detter........ 30,700 12/31/99 0 160,561 321,122
Eberhard G.H. Schmoller. 49,000 12/31/99 0 256,270 512,540
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(1) Target payouts are made if the Return on Equity for the applicable award
period is equal to a specified target percentage. For Returns on Equity
below the target percentage, the payouts decrease in accordance with a
specified payout table, and drop to zero if the Return on Equity is less
than the target percentage by 5 or more percentage points. For Returns on
Equity above the target percentage, the payouts increase in accordance
with the payout table, up to a maximum of twice the target payout if the
Return on Equity exceeds the target percentage by 5 or more percentage
points.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
To the Board of Directors:
As members of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, it is
our duty to administer the Company's executive compensation program to ensure
the attraction, retention and appropriate reward of executive officers, to
motivate their performance in the achievement of the Company's business
objectives, and to align the interests of executive officers with the long-
term interests of the Company's shareholders. Because the Company's
compensation policy is to pay for performance, each executive's total
compensation is based on the performance of the Company, the executive's
business unit, and the executive individually.
Executive compensation consists of three components: base salary, short-term
incentive compensation and long-term incentive compensation. The Company has
put a significant portion of total potential compensation for all executives
"at risk" through short-term and long-term incentive compensation. It is the
Company's policy to tie a greater portion of an executive's total potential
compensation to performance of the Company and its subsidiaries, than is the
case for Company employees generally. In keeping with the general policy of
pay for performance, an even greater portion of the total potential
compensation for the executives named in the Summary Compensation Table on
page 12 ("Named Executives") is tied to performance than is the case for
Company executives generally.
BASE SALARY
The Company strives to pay base salaries that are competitive with those of
other companies in the freight transportation industry, taking into account
the Company's size compared to those companies. The companies used for this
comparison are some of the same as those included in the performance graph
that follows this report with the addition of several other transportation
companies. These additions were made on the basis of comparable size.
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For 1997, we reviewed base salaries for executive officers against
competitive salary data for officers in similar positions at peer companies as
well as surveys of executive compensation for general industry. The Committee
determined that executive salaries were generally competitive. Among the Named
Executives, Messrs. Moffitt and Schmoller did not receive increases in base
salary in 1997, and Messrs. Beatson, Robertson and Detter received increases
ranging from 4% to 6.8% at the beginning of 1997.
Several of the Named Executives received increases in base salary during the
year. Salary increases were given to Messrs. Quesnel and Detter in recognition
of their increased responsibilities following their promotions to more senior
positions with the Company. Mr. Beatson also received an additional increase
during the year in order to bring his salary more in line with competitive
levels.
The base salaries for all Named Executives, other than Mr. Moffitt, were
approved by the Committee. Mr. Moffitt's 1997 salary was approved by the Board
of Directors as discussed below under "CEO Compensation."
SHORT-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION
The Committee has delegated to the Chief Executive Officer and other
executive officers the responsibility and authority to design and administer
the Company's short-term incentive plans. These plans provide for annual
awards to regular, full-time, non-contractual employees.
At the end of the year, each major subsidiary develops goals which reflect
its business objectives for the following year. These goals represent
measurable performance objectives based on such criteria as profits, revenue,
returns on equity, assets or capital, expenses or service. The parent Company
goals generally represent a compilation of the profit goals of the
subsidiaries. The final incentive compensation plans are reviewed and approved
by the Committee. The plans are then incorporated into the Company's business
plan for the ensuing year and presented to the Board of Directors for approval
and adoption.
In 1997, the performance objective for Messrs. Moffitt, Quesnel and
Schmoller was based on pre-tax, pre-incentive income of the parent Company;
the performance objective for Messrs. Robertson and Detter was based on the
pre-incentive operating income of Con-Way Transportation Services, Inc.; and
the performance objective for Mr. Beatson was based on pre-incentive operating
income of Emery Air Freight Corporation.
Upon attainment of the established performance goals, each plan participant
(including the Named Executives) earns incentive compensation determined as a
percentage of base salary, with the applicable percentage varying depending
upon the level of attainment of the established performance goals and the
participant's level of responsibility. In addition, each participant's
incentive compensation is capped at an amount equal to a specified multiple of
that participant's base salary. In 1997 operating income of Con-Way and Emery
increased 45.6% and 39.4%, respectively, over 1996 operating income, and the
Company's net income from continuing operations increased 57.8% over 1996
levels. As a result, Messrs. Moffitt, Quesnel, Beatson, Robertson, Detter and
Schmoller earned incentive compensation under the plan of $745,179, $382,971,
$746,503, $341,028, $235,827 and $247,896, respectively.
In 1997 the Committee also continued the annual bonus program for operating
company executives begun in 1996, with bonus payments tied to the achievement
of targeted operating ratios. Among the Named Executives, Messrs. Quesnel,
Beatson, Robertson and Detter were eligible to participate in the bonus
program. Based upon results of operations for 1997, Messrs. Quesnel, Beatson,
Robertson and Detter received bonus payments of $67,854, $16,731, $340,477 and
$330,320, respectively.
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LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION
We believe that executives should have a large stake in the risks and
rewards of long-term ownership of the Company. The CNF Transportation Inc.
Equity and Incentive Plan, which was approved at the Company's 1997 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders, provides for the granting of restricted stock awards,
options to purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock, and other types of
long-term awards to key employees of the Company and its subsidiaries.
In 1997, the Company engaged an independent executive compensation
consultant to reassess the competitiveness of the Company's compensation
programs for senior management. As part of this study, the consultant was
asked to analyze and compare the Company's base salaries, annual bonuses and
long-term incentive awards with competitive practices and levels. The
consultant concluded that, taken together, the elements of the Company's
compensation package deliver pay opportunity that is situated well within
competitive norms for base salary and annual bonuses, and long term
incentives.
As part of the 1997 engagement, the consultant was asked to review various
stock option allocation methodologies and to recommend a formula appropriate
for the Company and consistent with practices in comparable companies. The
allocation formula recommended by the consultant takes into consideration each
executive's organizational position, decision-making influence and
accountability over the strategic results of the Company. After reviewing
information and suggestions provided by the consultant and adjusting for
individual factors, the Committee granted non-qualified options for 356,000
shares to executives of the Company and its subsidiaries. These awards were
effective July 1, 1997. Additional non-qualified options for 124,000 shares
were issued to various executive officers during the year upon hiring or
promotion. Among the Named Executives, Messrs. Quesnel and Detter received
special non-qualified option grants for 50,000 and 25,000 shares,
respectively, in recognition of their increased responsibilities following
their promotions.
In 1997 the Committee also elected to make certain long term compensation
awards in the form of performance-based restricted stock. The restricted stock
grants were made to six Company executives (including five of the Named
Executives) in order to more closely tie their compensation to the Company's
performance, and were made in lieu of additional stock option grants that
otherwise would have been made to those executives. In total, the Committee
granted 54,500 shares of such performance restricted stock in 1997, which will
only vest if the Company meets certain prescribed levels of performance.
In order to maintain the Company's overall long-term incentive compensation
at competitive levels, in 1997 the Committee once again made awards to senior
executives under the Company's Return on Equity Plan, which provides for the
payment of cash bonuses based on the percentage increase in the Company's
shareholder equity. Awards were made under the Plan for the first time in
1996. Since for each award cycle the increase in shareholder equity is
measured over a three-year period, there were no bonus payments made under the
Plan in 1996 or 1997.
Under the Long-Term Incentive Plan of 1988 and its predecessor, the Long-
Term Incentive Plan of 1978, key employees of the Company and its
subsidiaries, including the Named Executives, have previously been awarded
growth units entitling them to certain cash benefits upon such units vesting
and appreciating in value. No such growth awards have been awarded since 1990.
CEO COMPENSATION
The Committee recommended, and the Board approved, a 1997 base salary for
Mr. Moffitt equal to his 1996 base salary. The Committee usually bases its
recommendation on an evaluation of the CEO's performance, the Company's
performance, and total shareholder return. In addition, it takes
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into consideration competitive salary data provided by the Company's
independent compensation consultant. In this case, however, Mr. Moffitt
recommended and the Committee agreed that an increase in pay was not in order,
since the Company's size was reduced by the spin-off of CF MotorFreight. As
the only member of the Board who is also an executive officer of the Company,
Mr. Moffitt did not participate in deliberations concerning his own salary.
For 1997, Mr. Moffitt earned short-term incentive compensation of $745,179,
based on the pre-tax, pre-incentive income objective for the parent Company
established at the beginning of 1997. For 1997, Mr. Moffitt elected to defer
all of his short-term incentive compensation until his retirement from the
Company.
As discussed under "Long-Term Incentive Compensation" on page 18, in 1997
Mr. Moffitt and the other Named Executives received as long-term compensation
a combination of stock option and restricted stock grants, and awards under
the Return on Equity Plan. Based upon the recommendation of the Company's
independent executive compensation consultant, the long-term compensation
awards made to Mr. Moffitt in 1997 have an aggregate projected value of
approximately two and one-half times his annual salary, if the Corporation
achieves its goals relating to total profit, return on equity and shareholder
value.
POLICY ON DEDUCTIBILITY OF COMPENSATION
The federal income tax law limits the deductibility of certain compensation
paid to the Chief Executive Officer and the four other most highly compensated
executives (the "covered employees") in excess of the statutory maximum of $1
million per covered employee. The Committee's general policy is, where
feasible, to structure compensation paid to the covered employees so as to
maximize the deductibility of such compensation for federal income tax
purposes; however, there may be circumstances where portions of such
compensation will not be deductible. In 1997, as in prior years, no covered
employee received compensation which was not deductible.
Under the federal income tax law, certain compensation, including
"performance-based compensation," is excluded from the $1 million
deductibility limit. The Company's 1997 Equity and Incentive Plan (the
"Plan"), which was approved at the Company's 1997 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders, allows the Committee to make certain short- and long-term
incentive compensation awards to covered employees that qualify as
"performance-based compensation." The Committee intends to use such awards,
where feasible, to carry out its general policy of structuring compensation
paid to the covered employees so as to maximize the deductibility of such
compensation for federal income tax purposes.
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
Effective December 8, 1997, Mr. Michael J. Murray was added to the
Committee. All compensation decisions in 1997 were made by the Committee
comprising Messrs. Madden, Clarke, Kennedy, Rogers and Wayman. The foregoing
report is approved by the current members of the Committee identified below.
THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
Richard B. Madden, Chairman Michael J. Murray
Richard A. Clarke Robert D. Rogers
W. Keith Kennedy, Jr. Robert P. Wayman
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
Members of the Compensation Committee are all independent directors of the
Company and have no other relationships with the Company and its subsidiaries.
A COMPARISON OF FIVE-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL SHAREHOLDER RETURN*
CNF TRANSPORTATION INC., S & P MID CAP 400 INDEX, PEER GROUP INDEX
PERFORMANCE GRAPH APPEARS HERE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
------------------------------------------------
4Q92 4Q93 4Q94 4Q95 4Q96 4Q97
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
CNF Transportation Inc. $100 $134 $127 $152 $150 $265
S&P Midcap 400 Index $100 $114 $110 $144 $171 $227
Peer Group Index (7 Stocks) $100 $119 $105 $108 $109 $160
</TABLE>
* Assumes $100 invested on December 31, 1992 in CNF Transportation Inc. (then
known as Consolidated Freightways, Inc.), S & P Mid Cap 400 Index and the Peer
Group Index, described below, and that any dividends were reinvested.
The Peer Group Index is a market-capitalization weighted index consisting of
the common stocks of the following companies: Airborne Freight Corporation,
American Freightways Corporation, Caliber Systems, Inc., Federal Express
Corporation, Pittston Co.--Burlington Group, Ryder System Inc. and US
Freightways Corporation.
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PENSION PLAN TABLE
ESTIMATED ANNUAL RETIREMENT BENEFITS
The following table illustrates the approximate annual pension that may
become payable to an employee in the higher salary classifications under the
Company's retirement plans.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AVERAGE FINAL TOTAL EARNINGS
DURING
HIGHEST FIVE CONSECUTIVE
YEARS YEARS OF PLAN PARTICIPATION
OF LAST TEN YEARS OF -----------------------------------------
EMPLOYMENT 15 20 25 30 35
---------------------------- ------- ------- ------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$ 200,000......................... $45,759 $64,345 $82,932 $101,518 $120,105
$ 300,000......................... 69,259 97,345 125,432 153,518 181,605
$ 400,000......................... 92,759 130,345 167,932 205,518 243,105
$ 500,000......................... 116,259 163,345 210,432 257,518 304,605
$ 600,000......................... 139,759 196,345 252,932 309,518 366,105
$ 700,000......................... 163,259 229,345 295,432 361,518 427,605
$ 800,000......................... 186,759 262,345 337,932 413,518 489,105
$ 900,000......................... 210,259 295,345 380,432 465,518 550,605
$1,000,000......................... 233,759 328,345 422,932 517,518 612,105
$1,100,000......................... 257,259 361,345 465,432 569,518 673,605
$1,200,000......................... 280,759 394,345 507,932 621,518 735,105
$1,300,000......................... 304,259 427,345 550,432 673,518 796,605
$1,400,000......................... 327,759 460,345 592,932 725,518 858,105
$1,500,000......................... 351,259 493,345 635,432 777,518 919,605
</TABLE>
Compensation covered for the Named Executives is the highest five-year
average over the last ten years of employment of the "Salary" and "Bonus", as
such terms are used in the Summary Compensation Table on page 12, and of
certain other compensation. Retirement benefits shown are payable at or after
age 65 in the form of a single life annuity, using the current level of Social
Security benefits to compute the adjustment for such benefits.
Applicable law limits the annual benefits which may be paid from a tax-
qualified retirement plan to $120,000 per year currently, and prevents pension
accruals for compensation in excess of $150,000 per year and for deferred
compensation. The Company has adopted non-qualified plans to provide for
payment out of the Company's general funds of benefits not covered by the
qualified plans. The table above represents total retirement benefits which
may be paid from a combination of qualified and non-qualified plans.
As of December 31, 1997, Messrs. Moffitt, Quesnel, Beatson, Robertson,
Detter and Schmoller had 30, 22, 15, 26, 29 and 23 years of plan
participation, respectively.
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APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS
At last year's annual meeting, shareholders approved the appointment of
Arthur Andersen LLP as independent public accountants to audit the
consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended December
31, 1997. The Board recommends that shareholders vote in favor of ratifying
the reappointment of Arthur Andersen LLP as the Company's independent auditors
for the year ending December 31, 1998. A representative of the firm will be
present at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders with the opportunity to make a
statement if he or she desires to do so and to respond to questions from
shareholders.
The Company has been informed by Arthur Andersen LLP that neither the firm
nor any of its members or their associates has any direct financial interest
or material indirect financial interest in the Company or its affiliates.
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PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS
According to information furnished to the Company as of February 14, 1998,
the only persons known to the Company to own beneficially an interest in 5% or
more of the shares of Common Stock or Series B Preferred Stock are set forth
below. All such information is as reported in the most recent Schedule 13G
filed by each such person with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AMOUNT AND NATURE OF PERCENT
NAME AND ADDRESS BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF CLASS
---------------- ----------------------- --------
<S> <C> <C>
Mellon Bank Corporation and
subsidiaries........................... 2,666,505 Common (1) 5.6%
One Mellon Bank Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15258
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc........... 900 Common (2) *
and T. Rowe Price Trust Company 682,379 Preferred (2) 6.3%
100 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
FMR Corp................................ 2,827,243 Common (3) 5.9%
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
</TABLE>
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* Less than 1%
(1) Mellon Bank Corporation and its subsidiaries have sole voting power over
2,498,785 shares, shared voting power over 17,100 shares, sole dispositive
power over 2,627,441 shares and shared dispositive power over 17,664
shares.
(2) T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. ("Price Associates") has sole voting power
over 900 shares, shared voting power over 4,176,432 shares, sole
dispositive power over 900 shares and shared dispositive power over
3,212,640 shares. T. Rowe Price Trust Company, the trustee under the
Company's Thrift and Stock Plan ("Trust Company"), has sole voting power
over 0 shares, shared voting power over 4,176,432 shares, sole dispositive
power over 0 shares and shared dispositive power over 3,212,640 shares.
The holdings include 682,379 shares of Series B Preferred Stock (which
Preferred Stock is held pursuant to the CNF Transportation Inc. Thrift and
Stock Plan). Such shares of Series B Preferred Stock represent 79% of all
outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock. Each share of Series B
Preferred Stock has the right to 6.1 noncumulative votes on each matter
submitted to the meeting. The Series B Preferred Stock is convertible at
the Trust Company's option under certain circumstances into 4.708 shares
of Common Stock for each share of Series B Preferred Stock. On a fully
converted basis, these holdings represent 6.3% of the Common Stock.
Price Associates serves as investment advisor with shared power to vote
these securities. For purposes of the reporting requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Price Associates and the Trust Company
are deemed to be the beneficial owners of the Common Stock and Series B
Preferred Stock which has not been allocated to participants' accounts
under the Thrift and Stock Plan. However, Price Associates and the Trust
Company expressly disclaim that they are, in fact, the beneficial owners
of such securities.
(3) FMR Corp., through its subsidiaries Fidelity Management & Research Company
and Fidelity Management Trust Company, and Fidelity International Limited,
an affiliate of FMR Corp., have, in the aggregate, sole voting power over
563,200 shares, shared voting power over 0 shares, sole dispositive power
over 2,827,243 shares and shared dispositive power over 0 shares.
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COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16 OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
The Company believes that, during 1997 its executive officers and directors
have complied with all filing requirements under Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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CONFIDENTIAL VOTING
Under the confidential voting policy adopted by the Board of Directors, all
proxies, ballots and voting materials that identify the votes of specific
shareholders will be kept confidential from the Company except as may be
required by law or to assist in the pursuit or defense of claims or judicial
actions, and except in the event of a contested proxy solicitation. In
addition, comments written on proxies, ballots, or other voting materials,
together with the name and address of the commenting shareholder, will be made
available to the Company without reference to the vote of the shareholder,
except where such vote is included in the comment or disclosure is necessary
to understand the comment. Certain vote tabulation information may also be
made available to the Company, provided that the Company is unable to
determine how any particular shareholder voted.
Access to proxies, ballots and other shareholder voting records will be
limited to inspectors of election who are not employees of the Company and to
certain Company employees and agents engaged in the receipt, count and
tabulation of proxies.
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SUBMISSION OF SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
Under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission now in effect,
shareholder proposals intended for inclusion in next year's proxy statement
must be directed to the Corporate Secretary, CNF Transportation Inc., at 3240
Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, California 94304, and must be received by November
17, 1998.
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OTHER MATTERS
The Company will furnish to interested shareholders, free of charge, a copy
of its 1997 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The report will be available for mailing after April 10, 1998.
Please direct your written request to the Corporate Secretary,
CNF Transportation Inc., 3240 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, California 94304.
Your Board knows of no other matters to be presented at the meeting. If a
shareholder proposal that was excluded from this proxy statement in accordance
with Rule 14a-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is properly brought
before the meeting, it is intended that the proxy holders will use their
discretionary authority to vote the proxies against such proposal. If any
other matters come before the meeting, it is the intention of the proxy
holders to vote on such matters in accordance with their best judgment.
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The expense of proxy solicitation will be borne by the Company. The
solicitation is being made by mail and may also be made by telephone,
telegraph, facsimile, or personally by directors, officers, and regular
employees of the Company who will receive no extra compensation for their
services. In addition, the Company has engaged the services of Innisfree M&A
Incorporated, New York, New York, to assist in the solicitation of proxies at
a fee of $10,000, plus expenses. The Company has also engaged Chase Mellon
Shareholder Services to act as inspector of elections. The Company will
reimburse banks, brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees and
fiduciaries for reasonable expenses incurred by them in sending proxy material
to beneficial owners of the Company's voting stock.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR SHARES BE REPRESENTED AND VOTED AT THE MEETING.
PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE ACCOMPANYING WHITE PROXY CARD AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
EBERHARD G.H. SCHMOLLER
Secretary
March 17, 1998
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[LOGO OF CNF TRANSPORTATION APPEARS HERE]
EBERHARD G.H. SCHMOLLER
Secretary
March 17, 1998
Dear Fellow Employee:
Enclosed is proxy material for the CNF Transportation Inc. Annual Meeting of
Shareholders to be held on April 27, 1998. This material is being sent to you
as a participant in the CNF Transportation Inc. Common Stock Fund and includes
(1) the Company's 1998 Proxy Statement and 1997 Annual Report, (2) a card to
instruct Mellon Bank, the Fund trustee, as to how you wish the shares of CNF
Transportation Inc. credited to your account to be voted, and (3) an envelope
to send your instruction card to First Chicago Trust Company of New York, the
Company's stock transfer agent.
In order to vote the shares credited to your account, you must complete and
return the enclosed instruction card giving the trustee specific voting
instructions. If you wish, you may sign and return the card without giving
specific voting instructions in which case your shares will be voted as
recommended by the CNF Transportation Inc. Board of Directors. Under the terms
of the Plan, the trustee votes any shares credited to your account for which
it does not receive a signed instruction card on a timely basis in the same
manner and proportion as the shares of stock for which it does receive valid
voting instructions on a timely basis.
Your instruction card must be returned directly to First Chicago Trust
Company of New York, the Company's stock transfer agent. It will be treated
confidentially by the transfer agent and the trustee.
THE EXERCISE OF SHAREHOLDER VOTING RIGHTS IS A VERY IMPORTANT FEATURE OF THE
COMMON STOCK FUND BECAUSE IT ALLOWS YOU TO PARTICIPATE DIRECTLY IN THE AFFAIRS
OF THE COMPANY. WE URGE YOU TO EXERCISE YOUR VOTING RIGHTS. IN ORDER FOR THE
TRUSTEE TO COMPLY WITH YOUR INSTRUCTIONS, FIRST CHICAGO TRUST COMPANY OF NEW
YORK MUST RECEIVE YOUR COMPLETED INSTRUCTION CARD NO LATER THAN APRIL 21,
1998.
Sincerely,
/s/ Eberhard G.H. Schmoller
----------------------------------
Eberhard G.H. Schmoller
3240 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO, CA 94304, 650-494-2900
<PAGE>
[LOGO OF CNF TRANSPORTATION APPEARS HERE]
EBERHARD G.H. SCHMOLLER
Secretary
March 17, 1998
Dear Fellow Employee:
Enclosed is proxy material for the CNF Transportation Inc. Annual Meeting of
Shareholders to be held on April 27, 1998. This material is being sent to you
as a participant in the CNF Transportation Inc. Thrift and Stock Plan and
includes (1) the Company's 1998 Proxy Statement and 1997 Annual Report, (2) a
card to instruct T. Rowe Price Trust Company, the Plan trustee, as to how you
wish the shares of CNF Transportation Inc. credited to your account to be
voted, (3) if you wish to instruct the Trustee to vote the preferred shares of
stock credited to your account differently than the common shares, a direction
form to instruct the Trustee as to how you wish to vote such preferred shares,
and (4) an envelope to forward your instructions to First Chicago Trust
Company of New York, the Company's stock transfer agent.
In order to vote the shares credited to your account, you must complete and
return the enclosed instruction card giving the trustee specific voting
instructions for the common and preferred shares. If you wish, you may sign
and return the card without giving specific voting instructions and the shares
will be voted as recommended by the CNF Transportation Inc. Board of
Directors. The instruction card will direct the trustee to vote both the
common and preferred shares of stock credited to your account. If you wish to
vote the preferred shares of stock differently than the common shares, you
must also complete the preferred stock direction form and return it to First
Chicago Trust Company of New York with the instruction card. Under the terms
of the Plan, the trustee votes the shares of each class of stock credited to
your account for which it does not receive a signed instruction card on a
timely basis in the same manner and proportion as the shares in such class of
stock for which it does receive valid voting instructions on a timely basis.
Your instruction card must be returned directly to First Chicago Trust
Company of New York, the Company's stock transfer agent. It will be treated
confidentially by the transfer agent and the trustee.
THE EXERCISE OF SHAREHOLDER VOTING RIGHTS IS A VERY IMPORTANT FEATURE OF THE
PLAN BECAUSE IT ALLOWS YOU TO PARTICIPATE DIRECTLY IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE
COMPANY. WE URGE YOU TO EXERCISE YOUR VOTING RIGHTS. IN ORDER FOR THE TRUSTEE
TO COMPLY WITH YOUR INSTRUCTIONS, FIRST CHICAGO TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK MUST
RECEIVE YOUR COMPLETED INSTRUCTION CARD NO LATER THAN APRIL 21, 1998.
Sincerely,
/s/ Eberhard G.H. Schmoller
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Eberhard G.H. Schmoller
3240 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO, CA 94304, 650-494-2900
<PAGE>
[LOGO OF CNF TRANSPORTATION APPEARS HERE]
EBERHARD G.H. SCHMOLLER
Secretary
March 17, 1998
Dear CFC SASP Participant:
Enclosed is proxy material furnished by CNF Transportation Inc. in
connection with its Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 27,
1998. This material is being sent to you as a participant in the Consolidated
Freightways Corporation Stock and Savings Plan and includes (1) CNF
Transportation Inc.'s 1998 Proxy Statement and 1997 Annual Report, (2) a card
to instruct T. Rowe Price Trust Company, the Plan trustee, as to how you wish
the shares of CNF Transportation Inc. credited to your account to be voted,
and (3) an envelope to forward your instructions to First Chicago Trust
Company of New York, the Company's stock transfer agent.
In order to vote the shares credited to your account, you must complete and
return the enclosed instruction card giving the trustee specific voting
instructions for the shares. If you wish, you may sign and return the card
without giving specific voting instructions and the shares will be voted as
recommended by the CNF Transportation Inc. Board of Directors. Under the terms
of the Plan, the trustee votes the shares credited to your account for which
it does not receive a signed instruction card on a timely basis in the same
manner and proportion as the shares in such class of stock for which it does
receive valid voting instructions on a timely basis.
Your instruction card must be returned directly to First Chicago Trust
Company of New York, the Company's stock transfer agent. It will be treated
confidentially by the transfer agent and the trustee.
WE URGE YOU TO EXERCISE YOUR VOTING RIGHTS. IN ORDER FOR THE TRUSTEE TO
COMPLY WITH YOUR INSTRUCTIONS, FIRST CHICAGO TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK MUST
RECEIVE YOUR COMPLETED INSTRUCTION CARD NO LATER THAN APRIL 21, 1998.
Sincerely,
/s/ Eberhard G.H. Schmoller
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Eberhard G.H. Schmoller
3240 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO, CA 94304, 650-494-2900
<PAGE>
DIRECTION FORM
SERIES B CUMULATIVE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
DIRECTION TO TRUSTEE
(USE ONLY IF YOU WISH TO VOTE PREFERRED SHARES SEPARATELY)
The undersigned hereby directs the Trustee of the CNF Transportation Inc.
Thrift and Stock Plan to vote all shares of CNF Transportation Inc. preferred
stock credited to the individual account of the undersigned under the Plan at
the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of CNF Transportation Inc. to be held on
Monday, April 27, 1998 at 9:00 A.M. or at any adjournments or postponements
thereof.
THIS DIRECTION CANNOT BE VOTED UNLESS IT IS PROPERLY SIGNED AND RETURNED. IF
PROPERLY SIGNED AND RETURNED, THE TRUSTEE WILL VOTE AS DIRECTED BY THE
UNDERSIGNED OR, IF NO CHOICE IS SPECIFIED, THE TRUSTEE WILL VOTE FOR THE
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND FOR ITEM 2 BELOW, AS DESCRIBED IN THE ACCOMPANYING
PROXY STATEMENT.
1. Election of Four Class I directors for a three-year term.
Nominees: Earl F. Cheit, Richard A. Clarke, W. Keith Kennedy, Jr., Richard
B. Madden
[_] Vote FOR all nominees listed above; except vote withheld from the
following nominees (if any):
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[_]Vote WITHHELD from all nominees.
2. Ratify appointment of Arthur Andersen LLP as the Company's auditors for the
year 1998.
FOR [_] AGAINST [_] ABSTAIN [_]
The Trustee is hereby directed to authorize the proxies to vote in their
discretion upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting
and any and all adjournments or postponements thereof.
, 1998
------------------------------------------
Signature of Participant
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Name (Please Print)
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Address (Please Print)
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City State Zip Code
<PAGE>
CONSOLIDATED FREIGHTWAYS CORPORATION STOCK AND SAVINGS PLAN
DIRECTION OF PARTICIPANT TO TRUSTEE OF
CONSOLIDATED FREIGHTWAYS CORPORATION STOCK AND SAVINGS PLAN
The undersigned hereby directs the Trustee of the Consolidated Freightways
Corporation Stock and Savings Plan to vote all shares of CNF Transportation
Inc. common stock credited to the individual account of the undersigned under
the Plan at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of CNF Transportation Inc. to be
held on Monday, April 27, 1998 at 9:00 A.M. and at any adjournments or
postponements thereof. The Trustee is hereby directed to authorize the proxies
to vote in their discretion upon such other business as may properly come
before the meeting and any and all adjournments or postponements thereof.
Election of four Class I directors for a three-year term.
Nominees: Earl F. Cheit
Richard A. Clarke
W. Keith Kennedy, Jr.
Richard B. Madden
You are encouraged to specify your choices by marking the appropriate boxes,
SEE REVERSE SIDE, but you need not mark any boxes if you wish to direct the
Trustee to vote in accordance with the Board of Directors' recommendations.
PLEASE SIGN THIS CARD ON THE REVERSE SIDE
<PAGE>
Please mark your
[X] votes as in this 0938
example
THIS DIRECTION CANNOT BE VOTED UNLESS IT IS PROPERLY SIGNED AND RETURNED. IF
PROPERLY SIGNED AND RETURNED, THE TRUSTEE WILL VOTE AS DIRECTED BY THE
UNDERSIGNED OR, IF NO CHOICE IS SPECIFIED, THE TRUSTEE WILL VOTE FOR THE
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND FOR ITEM 2 BELOW.
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND FOR
ITEM 2 BELOW.
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FOR WITHHELD
1. Election of Directors [_] [_]
(see reverse)
For, except vote withheld from the following nominee(s).
______________________________________________________
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
2. Ratify appointment of [_] [_] [_]
Independent Auditors
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Trustee is hereby directed to authorize the
proxies to vote in their discretion upon such
other business as may properly come before the
meeting and any and all adjournments or
postponements thereof.
SIGNATURE(S) _______________________________________ DATE _____________, 1998
NOTE: Please sign exactly as name appears hereon.
<PAGE>
CNF TRANSPORTATION INC. COMMON STOCK FUND
DIRECTION OF PARTICIPANT TO TRUSTEE OF
CNF TRANSPORTATION INC. COMMON STOCK FUND
The undersigned hereby directs the Trustee of the CNF Transportation Inc.
Common Stock Fund to vote all shares of CNF Transportation Inc. common stock
credited to the individual account of the undersigned under the Common Stock
Fund at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of CNF Transportation Inc. to be
held on Monday, April 27, 1998 at 9:00 A.M. and at any adjournments or
postponements thereof. The Trustee is hereby directed to authorize the proxies
to vote in their discretion upon such other business as may properly come
before the meeting and any and all adjournments or postponements thereof.
Election of four Class I directors for a three-year term.
Nominees: Earl F. Cheit
Richard A. Clarke
W. Keith Kennedy, Jr.
Richard B. Madden
You are encouraged to specify your choices by marking the appropriate boxes,
SEE REVERSE SIDE, but you need not mark any boxes if you wish to direct the
Trustee to vote in accordance with the Board of Directors' recommendations.
PLEASE SIGN THIS CARD ON THE REVERSE SIDE
<PAGE>
Please mark your
[X] votes as in this 7897
example
THIS DIRECTION CANNOT BE VOTED UNLESS IT IS PROPERLY SIGNED AND RETURNED. IF
PROPERLY SIGNED AND RETURNED, THE TRUSTEE WILL VOTE AS DIRECTED BY THE
UNDERSIGNED OR, IF NO CHOICE IS SPECIFIED, THE TRUSTEE WILL VOTE FOR THE
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND FOR ITEM 2 BELOW.
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND FOR
ITEM 2 BELOW.
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FOR WITHHELD
1. Election of Directors [_] [_]
(see reverse)
For, except vote withheld from the following nominee(s).
______________________________________________________
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
2. Ratify appointment of [_] [_] [_]
Independent Auditors
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Trustee is hereby directed to authorize the
proxies to vote in their discretion upon such
other business as may properly come before the
meeting and any and all adjournments or
postponements thereof.
SIGNATURE(S) _______________________________________ DATE _____________, 1998
NOTE: Please sign exactly as name appears hereon.
<PAGE>
CNF TRANSPORTATION INC. THRIFT AND STOCK PLAN
DIRECTION OF PARTICIPANT TO TRUSTEE OF
CNF TRANSPORTATION INC. THRIFT AND STOCK PLAN
(COMMON STOCK AND PREFERRED STOCK)
The undersigned hereby directs the Trustee of the CNF Transportation Inc.
Thrift and Stock Plan to vote all shares of CNF Transportation Inc. common
stock credited to the individual account of the undersigned under the Plan at
the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of CNF Transportation Inc. to be held on
Monday, April 27, 1998 at 9:00 A.M. and at any adjournments or postponements
thereof. The Trustee is hereby directed to authorize the proxies to vote in
their discretion upon such other business as may properly come before the
meeting and any and all adjournments or postponements thereof.
Election of four Class I directors for a three-year term.
Nominees: Earl F. Cheit
Richard A. Clarke
W. Keith Kennedy, Jr.
Richard B. Madden
You are encouraged to specify your choices by marking the appropriate boxes,
SEE REVERSE SIDE, but you need not mark any boxes if you wish to direct the
Trustee to vote in accordance with the Board of Directors' recommendations.
PLEASE SIGN THIS CARD ON THE REVERSE SIDE
<PAGE>
Please mark your
[X] votes as in this 7895
example
THIS DIRECTION CANNOT BE VOTED UNLESS IT IS PROPERLY SIGNED AND RETURNED. IF
PROPERLY SIGNED AND RETURNED, THE TRUSTEE WILL VOTE AS DIRECTED BY THE
UNDERSIGNED OR, IF NO CHOICE IS SPECIFIED, THE TRUSTEE WILL VOTE FOR THE
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND FOR ITEM 2 BELOW.
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND FOR
ITEM 2 BELOW.
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FOR WITHHELD
1. Election of Directors [_] [_]
(see reverse)
For, except vote withheld from the following nominee(s).
______________________________________________________
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
2. Ratify appointment of [_] [_] [_]
Independent Auditors
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Trustee is hereby directed to authorize the
proxies to vote in their discretion upon such
other business as may properly come before the
meeting and any and all adjournments or
postponements thereof.
SIGNATURE(S) _______________________________________ DATE _____________, 1998
NOTE: Please sign exactly as name appears hereon.
<PAGE>
P
R
O
X
Y
CNF TRANSPORTATION INC.
This Proxy Is Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Directors
of CNF Transportation Inc.
The undersigned appoints M.G. GILL, R. JAUNICH, II and M.J. MURRAY and each of
them, the proxies of the undersigned, with full power of substitution, to vote
the stock of CNF TRANSPORTATION INC., which the undersigned may be entitled to
vote at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Monday, April 27,
1998 at 9:00 A.M. and at any adjournments or postponements thereof. The
proxies are authorized to vote in their discretion upon such other business as
may properly come before the meeting and any and all adjournments or
postponements thereof.
Election of four Class I directors for a three-year term.
Nominees: Earl F. Cheit
Richard A. Clarke
W. Keith Kennedy, Jr.
Richard B. Madden
You are encouraged to specify your choices by marking the appropriate boxes,
SEE REVERSE SIDE, but you need not mark any boxes if you wish to vote in
accordance with the Board of Directors' recommendations.
PLEASE SIGN THIS CARD ON THE REVERSE SIDE
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Please mark your
[X] votes as in this
example
THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED
HEREIN. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF
DIRECTORS AND FOR ITEM 2 BELOW.
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND FOR
ITEM 2 BELOW.
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FOR WITHHELD
1. Election of Directors [_] [_] For, except vote withheld from the
(see reverse) following nominee(s).
_________________________________
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
2. Ratify appointment of [_] [_] [_]
Independent Auditors
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THE PROXIES ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO VOTE IN THEIR DISCRETION UPON SUCH OTHER
MATTERS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING AND ANY ADJOURNMENTS OR
POSTPONEMENTS THEREOF.
DATE:_______________________________, 1998
SIGNATURE(S):_____________________________
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NOTE: Please sign exactly as your name
appears hereon. Joint owners should
each sign. When signing as an
attorney, executor, administrator,
trustee or guardian, please give full
title as such.
